Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Machamp
Detective Pikachu · #13 · Rare · 2019
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Market reference
$1.66
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 13 / 18
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 160
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Machoke
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- MPC Film
- Pokédex #
- 68
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Card Selection
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 40 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Machamp plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card selection. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥80 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Machoke first).
How to beat Machamp
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥80 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
More by MPC Film
This card was illustrated by MPC Film.
Building around Machamp?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It grasps its opponents with its four arms and twists them up in an intricate hold. People call it "the Machamp special.""
FDirecting Traffic
Look at the top 5 cards of your deck and put them back in any order.
FFCross Chop — 80+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:P×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Machamp was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.50 | $1.53 | $4,321.00 | $1.66 | $2.20 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.45 |
| 7-day average | €1.29 |
| 30-day average | €1.39 |
| Low | €0.08 |
| Trend price | €1.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.06 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.33 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.86 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.91 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Machamp is real?
Machamp is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Machamp worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Machamp is $1.66; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Machamp from?
Machamp is from the Pokémon set "Detective Pikachu" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Machamp?
Machamp is a Rare card in the Detective Pikachu set.
Other Machamp printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
